In true readership reaction, I gave in to the attention seeking grabbing titles, but in this case, it was my journalistic background that swayed me in the opposite direction, having me point the finger at the big bad media. Prior to attending Mia’s ‘Work Strife Balance’ event on Wednesday, I was bombarded with countless articles during my morning media scroll, with the headlines reading “Mia Freedman Fat Shamer”. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock the last few days and missed the social media shit storm that occurred to the creative director of Mamamia, Mia Freedman was accused of “fat shaming” feminist author Roxane Gay during her interview podcast on the popular women’s network. In a time when we think we’re jumping to the aid of those who have been “fat shamed”, never did I think that something as explosive as the Mia Freedman/ Roxanne Gay incident, could be overshadowed by the real issue that lies far beyond the one flooding our news feeds.